Out In Africa South African Gay and Lesbian Film Festival 2009

The festival has a wide range of films to appeal to all with subjects that run the gamut of human experience

The 16th Out In Africa South African Gay & Lesbian Film Festival takes place in Johannesburg from 3-13 September and in Cape Town from 10-20 September 2009 and features 17 international feature films and 9 South African productions, five of which are world premieres.

Themes range and include, amongst others: high school hilarities, forbidden love, coming out, the desire for children and ageing gigolos.

Moviegoers can look forward to comedies, tragedies, dramas and thought provoking documentaries.

Every genre of filmmaking is covered including homage to celebrated gay icons. Award winning international directors and actors will attend as guests of the festival.

Films in the festival include:

• Spinnin' (6 Billion Different People) - directed by Eusebio Pastrana
• Fig Trees - directed by John Greyson
• Angel - directed by Giorgios Katakouzinos
• Chris and Don - directed by Guido Santi and Tina Mascara
• Shank - directed by Simon Pearce and produced by Christian Martin
• XXY - directed by Lucía Puenzo
• Family - directed by Faith Trimel
• Apostles of Civilised Vice - a re-release of Zackie Achmat’s 1999’s version
• Dykeumentary - directed by Jacque Oldfield and Adelheid Reinecke

Opening the festival in both Johannesburg and Cape Town will be world acclaimed and beloved South African icon, Pieter Dirk Uys as himself.

Please see the Out In Africa website on www.oia.co.za for the full film schedule

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